CRCF Funds Make $275K in Grants Possible
CRCF Funds Make $275K in Grants Possible
Four Donor Designated Funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation Have Together Supported $274,753 in Grants so Far this Year!
Mildred Milliman and F. Donald Kenney, Photos Courtesy of the CRCF
OLEAN — Four donor designated funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation have together supported $274,753 in grants to organizations designated by their donors so far this year.
The Mildred Milliman Fund, established by Mildred Milliman, made possible grants to 34 organizations, together totaling $234,735.
The largest grant, $196,021 to the Olean General Hospital Foundation, will support the purchase of a new phacoemulsification machine, which breaks up and removes lenses of the eyes that are affected by cataracts, according to Steve Jackson, Olean General Hospital Foundation president.
According to Jackson, the machine allows for a procedure that utilizes ultrasonic technology to break up cataracts into smaller pieces that can then be easily extracted.
The second largest grant from the fund provided $5,514 in fiscal support to the SPCA in Cattaraugus County.
Other grants from the fund this year include:
Beautification Fund for Olean Community - $3,692
Camp Good Days & Special Times - $2,283
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation - $2,283
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - $2,283
SPCA serving Allegany County - $1,627
American SPCA - $1,457
Best Friends Animal Society - $1,457
Humane Society of U.S. - $1,457
International Fund for Animal Welfare - $1,457
National Anti-Vivisection Society - $1,457
National Wildlife Federation - $1,457
World Wildlife Fund - $1,457
Blinded Veterans Association - $1,142
Guiding Eyes for the Blind - $1,142
American Cancer Society - $972
American Heart Association - $972
American Kidney Fund - $972
American Lung Association in New York - $972
American Red Cross - $972
March of Dimes, WNY Division - $972
Muscular Dystrophy Association, Western New York - $972
National MS Society, Upstate NY Chapter - $972
Paralyzed Veterans of America - $972
Salvation Army - $972
Alzheimer's Association, Western New York Chapter - $899
American Foundation for the Blind - $899
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of WNY - $899
Easter Seals - $899
Epilepsy Foundation - $899
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - $899
United Spinal Association - $802
Town of Olean Fire Department - $802
The Lewis and Doris Reisner Fund, established by Dr. Lewis C. Reisner, a long-time Olean OBGYN, and Doris Reisner, a dedicated community volunteer and one of the original founders of the ReHabilitation Foundation (now Intandem), provided a grant of $9,561 to the Olean General Hospital Foundation.
The Reisners’ daughter-in-law, Ruth Reisner, represents the family in working with the Olean General Hospital Foundation to determine the annual use of this grant.
The Doris Reisner Fund, also established by Doris Reisner, supported 10 annual grants totaling $7,991, including:
American Cancer Society - $1,240
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church - $1,240
The ReHabilitation Foundation - $1,240
Empire State Association
for the Deaf - $827
Genesis House of Olean, Inc. - $827
HomeCare & Hospice - $827
Interfaith Caregivers Inc. - $827
American Friends Service Committee - $413
SPCA in Cattaraugus County - $413
American Diabetes Association - $413
The F. Donald Kenney Fund, established through the estate of F. Donald Kenney, an Olean native, philanthropist and patron of the ats, provided a $22,466 grant to the Tri-County Arts Council in support of the Southern Tier Biennial.
The biennial is a juried art competition for artists in the rural tri-county area, providing them the opportunity to participate in a high-level arts competition that is followed the next year by a showcase gallery for the competition’s winning artist.
Established in 1994, CRCF is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the foundation support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service, and youth development. To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email foundation@cattfoundation.org, or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook (facebook.com/cattfoundation)